本书是英语写作的中级教材。书中系统分析并讲解了段落写作的基本要素及短文写作的不同方法，通过大量新颖的实例及精选范文，突出了实用技巧的阐述，对提高英语语言的感觉力和实际写作能力大有裨益。
本书既适合于英语专业、非英语专业学生使用，也可供参加各类测试的应试人员、涉外工作人员参考。

Chapter One The Writing Process
What Is Writing
Wtat Is Writing Process
Five Steps in Writing
Chapert The Plane of Generality
Clarity
General and Specific Terms
General and Specific Statements
Planes of Generality
Coordinate and Subordinate Relationships
Coordinate and Subordinate Relationships Among Sentences
Chapter Three Topic Sentence
The Topic Sentence
The Controlling Idea
Placement of the Topic Sentence
Principles in Writing a Topic Sentence wihth a Controlling Idea
Chapter Four Paragraph Structure
The Introduction(The Topic Sentence)
The Body of the Paragraph
The Conclusion
Chapter Five Paragraph Continuity
Chapter Six The Short Essay
Chapter Seven Description
Chapter Eight Narration
Chapter Nine Expostition:Illustration
Chapter Ten Exposition:Classification
Chapter Eleven Exposition:comparison and Contrast
Chapter Twelve Exposition:Causal Analysis
Chapter Thirteen Exposition:Definition
Chapter Fourteen Exposition:process Analysis
Chapter Fifteen Arguamentation
Glossary
Key to Exersises
Editing and Proofreading Symbols
Bibliography